Asked whether he’d considered featuring a gay protagonist in the franchise, Gunn told PA (via Yahoo): ‘Absolutely. I would love to be able to.

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‘We might have already done that. I say watch the movie. Check it out. See what you think.’

It’s uncertain which character he could be hinting towards, but our guesses would maybe point to new addition Mantis (Pom Klementieff) or potentially Nebula (Karen Gillan) who is set to be given a much more significant role in the second outing.

If true however, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 wouldn’t be the first superhero film to feature an LGBTQ character – that crown goes to last month’s Power Rangers reboot.

Mantis is a new addition to the team in Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 (Picture: Disney/Marvel)

All sorts of secrets about the Guardians Of The Galaxy sequel are emerging, with actor Nathan Fillion recently posting about his deleted character in the film while sporting Conan the Barbarian style garb.

Taking to Instagram, he wrote: ‘From a scene you won’t see in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. Is the movie still spectacular without it? Yes.’